Hat and coat rack



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HENRY `WESTPHAL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAT AND COAT RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Ietters Patent No. 550,736, dated December 3, 1895.

Application filed October 12,1891. Renewed March 1l, 1895. Serial No. 541,360. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, HENRY VESTPHAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat and Coat Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hat and coat racks; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction and novel arrangement of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The object of this invention is to afford a device for the safe-keeping of hats and coats, and, when desired, umbrellas, walkin g-canes, parasols, and other articles, and in which the articles and the key used in lockin g them in the case cannot be both removed at the same time.

In my application for Letters Patent, Serial No. 427,505, iiled April 2," 1892, for improvement in combined hat and coat racks and receptacles for other articles I have set forth a device which is designed for the abovenamed purpose, but in which the hooks and receptacle are combined, and the key to the lock for securing1 the garments onthe hooks and the `cover to the receptacle may be released only by placing a garment or weight on the hat-hook, while in the present application the hat and coat hooks are combined with the umbrella-stand, and the key to the lock for securing the garments on the hooks and the door to the umbrella-stand may be released by placing an umbrella or similar article in the stand, the weight of which acts on a trap located in said stand, or when the stand is not used by raising the operating-rod.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showing the device open and combined with an umbrella stand'. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing it closed. Fig. 8 is a view in rear.

elevation of va portion of Fig. 2, showing the device closed. Fig. et is a vertical sectional' view of a hat and coat rack detached from the umbrella-stand and showing the mechanthe casing A.

ism open. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing it closed. Fig. 6 is a view in front elevation of Fig. 5, a portion of the lock being broken away for the convenience of illustration. Figs. 7 and 8 are modified forms of the hat holder or hood. Fig. 9 is a view in side elevation of the lock and a portion of the operating-roddisconnected. Fig. 10 is a similar view showing a portion of the operating-rod engaging with the lock. Fig. 11 is a view in side elevation of Fig. 9 with the face-plate of the lock removed. Fig. 12 is a similar view of Fig. 10. Fig. 13 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 11. Fig. 14 is a like view taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 12, and Fig. 15 is a detail view of one of the tumblers and its operating-spring. 1

Corresponding letters refer to like parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

A represents a casing, made of suitable material,` size, and form, 'and is secured to the wall B of a room or other support. This casing is provided in its front surface with a vertical slot C, in which operates the arm of the hood D, which hood is preferably made of a piece of wire or other suitable material andis formed into a frame, so as to permit the crown of the hat to pass through the opening therefor and to allow the sides of the frame to rest on the brim of the hat when it is desired to secure it on the rack. The inner ends of the hood are brought together and formed into an arm, which is passed through the slot C and is secured to a plate ce, which is formed with ratchet-teeth a', and is secured at its upper end to a cord a2 or other device, which passes over the pulley b, which pulley has its bearings in the upper portion of the sides of The cord a2 is secured at its other end to the enlarged portion c of the rod c', which is rigidly secured at its bottom to thebottom of the door E of the umbrellastand when the said stand is used in connection with the hat and coat rack. About the middle of the enlarged portion c of the rod c To the lower part of the casing A is rigidly secured a hook F, upon which may be hung a coat or other garment. Just above this hook and passing int-o the lower end of the slot C and pivotally secured by means of a pin d is a hook G, which is preferably formed with a forked end, one prong of which is upturned and is provided with a knob d for the reception of the hat, and the other prong is turned downward over the knob cl2 on the hook F.

The inner end of the hook G is provided with ratchet-teeth c, which engage with a pawl e2, pivotally secured to the sides of the casing A, as shown in the drawings. The casing A is secured to the supporting-surface B, so that the hooks G and F will be at a convenient height for hanging hats and coats, and beneath this casing may be placed an umbrella-stand H, the construction and operation of the various parts of which and of the lock which I use in combination with my hat and coat rack l have fully described and claimed in my application for Letters Patent for improvement in umbrella-stands and attachments therefor, iiled July 6, 1891, Serial No. 398,489.

The stand H may be made of any suitable size and form, and when used in connection with the hat and coat rack may be placed beneath the casing A and secured to the wall or support B.

The inner surface of the upper ends of the sides of the box or stand H is provided with pieces 010, which extend from the front hori- '/.ontally to near the rear and then downward a short distance and form a guideway or groove c for the door E, which is usually made of narrow strips ew, which are attached to a piece of flexible material which permits the door to follow the guideway cu. The lower portion of the door is provided with a vertically-operating ratchet E', which is engaged by a pawl K, which pawl is fulcrumed at the rear of the ratchet E and is operated vertically by the upper end of a trip or operatingrod E2, which rod is attached at its lower end to the trap-door E4. The trap E* acts as a leverand is fulcrumed or hinged, as at c5 c5, tothe bottom of the stand H, as shown in Figs. l and 2. The bottom of the receptacle H is formed with an opening d d, through which the end of the umbrella may pass to rest on the trap E4, which is preferably formed, as shown in Figs. l and 2, of a size and form to cover the opening d d in the bottom of the receptacle H and is slightly depressed at about its center, thus guiding the end of the umbrella from the sides of the opening'cl d, and which, by reason of the weight of the umbrella, will be pressed downward, which operation will force the rod E2, secured to the arm of the trap El, upward, and thereby canse the pawl K to disengage the ratchet E', thus releasing the door and key and allowing the former to be drawn to the position shownA in Fig. 2, thus locking the umbrella in and permitting the key to be removed.

lock the mechanism in this position, when the key of the lock of the umbrella-stand may be removed, and that the garments are safely locked in the device and cannot be removed except by inserting the key, when the door E and rack may be thrown in the position shown in Fig. l, when the articles may be removed and the key is locked in place.

At the top and rear of the umbrella-receptacle H, when the same is used, is secured a lock D5, which engages with a lug or projection P, secured to the rear of the door E just above the ratchet E. The lock D5 has a face and bed plate d10 du, which are secured together in the ordinary manner and retain the parts of the lock in place. The plate d is provided on its inner surface at a proper point with a lug CX12 for the support of one or more of the spring-actuated tumblers d CX14, which tumblers are pivotally secured near the opposite side of the bed-plate d in a bearing CX15 and have their operating-springs secured between them and the plate C111, so that they will be forced forward to engage with the wheel Q, which has its bearings in the plates d10 du, as at ew. This wheel or compound cam is provided on its side adjacent to the bed-plate du with a hub c, through which is passed the axle cl2, upon which it revolves. On this hub and about the middle thereof is formed or provided an arm cl3, the upper end of which is adapted to engage with the recesses el* @15in the tumblers Z13 d and the lower end of which is formed partly circular, as at el, to engage with the projections f5 on the key D7. Between the arm cl3 and the plate d10 and on the hub c is formed or provided a forked arm Q, having two prongs q q', the prong q being long'er than the prong q that it may easily engage with the projection P on the door E (or with the lower portion of the rod c when the umbrella-receptacle is not used) and be raised to the position shown in Fig. l2, when the lower end of the arm cl3 will be disengaged from the projections f5 on the key-shank and will release the same, so that it may be withdrawn.

It will be seen by reference to Fig. ll that the prong q on the arm Q will rest when in its normal position against the bottom of the casing, and will thus prevent the arm q dropping too far to engage with the projection P of the door E or the bent portion a of the rod c when the umbrella-stand is not used. G5 is a split tube or guide for the key and has its upper bearing in the top of the plates d10 d about their juncture and its lower bearing IOO IIO

in the depending bracket g5 on the platedu.

Around the lower end of the tube is secured a spring g, which is secured at its other end to the bracket. This spring is employed to bring the projections f5 on the key back into alignment with the opening Q7 therefor in the top of the lock-case and isA prevented from turning the tube too far by reason of the lug gS on the lower end of the tube, which lug engages with a lug gg on the bottom of the plate d10, which acts as a stop.

In Figs. 9 and 11 the key is shown as locked in the case, and when in this position the lower end of the arm cl3 is interposed between the projections f5 on the key and the stay h5, as seen, and cannot be removed or the key turned except by raising the wheel or cam Q, which is done by placing the umbrella in the stand and raising the door thereof, when the projection P will engage with the fork of the wheel or cam, as is apparent. Vhen the umbrella1eceptacle is not used, the lock D5may be secured to the wall or other support at a suitable point and the lower end of the rod c bent, as shown at u in several views of the drawings, when said bent portion will engage with the forked wheel or cam Q, when the hood is drawn down and will thereby release the key.

In Fig. 3 l have illustrated the upper rear portion of the box H, showing the casing which contains my lock, which I may use either when the umbrella-stand I-I is employed or when it is dispensed with, as shown in Figs. i and 5. When employed with the compartment H, the projection P on the door E engages with the forked arm Q of the lock, and when the compartment H is not used the lower end of the rod c', which is bent at substantially a right angle therewith, as shown at u in Fig. 5, will engage with the said arm.

In Figs. 4C and 5 I have illustrated a modiiication of the hat and coat rack, in which the hook F, instead of being rigidly secured, as shown in Figs. l and 2, to the casing A, is pivotally secured thereto and has its inner end s engaging with the pawl s', one arm of which pawl engages with the ratchet-teeth c2 on the rod c when the hood is raised.

Figs. 7 and 8 represent modified forms of the hood or hat holder. In Fig. 7 the hood D', instead of having its inner end connected to the plate a, has it projected to a point near the rear of the casing A and is pivotally secured at the front of said casing, so that when the rod c is raised the upper end thereof will strike the free inner ends of the hood and will cause the frame to be lowered to the position shown by continuous lines in Fig. 7 and prevent it being raised, as is obvious.

In Fig. 8 the hood or holder D2 is made of two pieces, which are secured together near their inner ends and are secured in the front surface of the casing A. When it is desired to close the hood or holder around a hat, the

rod c is raised and passed between the inner" ends which will close the outer ends, as is obvious. To remove the hood from around the hat, it is only necessary to lower the rod c from between the ends when the hood may be divided, as shown by dotted lines, and the hat and other garments removed from the rack.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-n 1. In a hat and coat rack the combination of the casing A, having the slot C, with the hooks F, and G, the hook G, having one end forked and the other provided with a ratchet e., the hood or holder D, secured to the plate a, having the teeth a', the pawls c3, and e2, the cord c2, the operating rod c', having the enlarged part c, having the groove or slot c4, and teeth c2, and engaging at its lower end with such a locking vmechanism that the key to the lock and the articles cannot both be removed at the same time, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a coat and hat rack the combination of the casing A, having the slot C, with the Vhooks F, and G, secured to the casing, the

hook G, having the ratchet e, the hood D, secured to the plate a, having the teeth a', the pawls c3, e2, the cord a2, secured at one end to the plate a, and at the other to the rod c, the pulley Z9, the rod c', having the enlarged part c, having the groove or slot c4, and teeth c2, and engaging at its lower end with the door E, of an umbrella stand, said door engaging by means of a projection l), with a locking mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. j

3. In a hat and coatrack the combination of the hooks for the garments, one of said hooks being secured above the other, and adapted to secure the garment on the lower hook, and a hood or cover adapted to t over said hooks, with a lock for securing the arti- 'cles and the key alternately, the garments being locked and the key released, .when the hood and upper hook are lowered, and the key locked and the garments released when the hood and upper hook are raised, substantially as set forth.

HENRY WESTPI'IAL.

Witnesses:

CHAS. C. TILLMAN, GEORGE CHAMBERs.

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